I'm baaaaaccckkkkk!!! Ha! Its been awhile, the last month has been keeping us pretty busy! The weather is getting nicer each day (thank God!), we are filling our time taking care of our little one and trying to survive ;) Hopefully soon we'll be able to play outside in the sunshine.
First Easter! My pretty girl:
Ryan's project this summer is to get our yard looking nice and he's off to a good start! Last weekend we went to Home Depot to pick up some flowers to fill in our front flower bed. He ripped out the dying/crusty-brown hedge and replaced it with some good looking plants. It will take some time to fill out but I think it looks so much better already:
Not much is new with me... just busy being a mom! I feel so busy yet all I pretty much do is hang out with my babe.... lol... Its exhausting. Seriously. But when people ask me whats new, I really don't think they're wanting to know how many diapers I've changed....
Or if I've received my mandatory spitting-up-on for the day ;)
Wait... This week I did celebrate my 26th birthday by chopping off all my hair! I guess that counts, right? It was enough to donate to locks of love and I am loving the new look. I would snap a quick selfie and insert it here, but I would not be doing myself any favors.
Lets just say I haven't managed to squeeze a shower in today due to my "busy schedule" ;)
Another month, another milestone!
Maddie can roll over BOTH ways now and is already teething at 3 months!
Apparently, she is a superbaby.
Or a "Child Prodigy" as her Grandpa Joe likes to say...
hahahaa
We also made made our first trip since baby to see family and friends in Oregon. Traveling with a baby is stressful but it was well worth it. Madilyn was able to meet her Uncle Joseph, Great Grandma & Grandpa and many family friends that were all excited to see her. The trip started off with a flight to Portland - I was so worried about this part, but she did great! No crying! Amazing....
Our first stop was Salem, OR, to spend the night at my grandparent's house. My brother Joseph was able to come down from Portland as well to meet his niece. It was a good night! Unfortunately, Maddie was a little cranky and verrrry tired from traveling:
So tired she couldn't even stay awake long enough to burp after her night time bottle:
How sweet is this? Here's my Grandpa holding me back in 1988 and now holding Maddie .... We didn't even mean to replicate the picture... I just love it.
Then we moved on, down to my hometown of Canyonville, OR, to spend some time with my Parents and attend my best friend's wedding reception. On our last day, we spent the afternoon at the Galesville Lake for a BBQ. We had lots of fun!
It is my hope that she will always feel at home with both sides of her family.
And I know one thing for sure.
Madilyn Harper is so very, very much loved.
No matter the distance.
Or the time between visits.
This will never change.
Now, we are back home and life is back to normal.
Ok fine, now for the good part...
The last month's worth of pictures from my phone.
If you insist....
Heehee ;)
I love this so much it hurts:
But wait, theres more!
Hope you enjoyed our update!
See you next month :)
